Tag:
PWN2OWN
Latest Headlines
Latest Headlines
Glazunov gets Google's $60,000 bounty for Chrome hack
Security researcher Sergey Glazunov has netted $60,000 under a new Pwnium hacking contest set up by Google for its Chrome web browser. The attack was conducted at the CanSecWest security conference
Google patches 14 vulnerabilities in Chrome ahead of CanSecWest
Google patched 14 vulnerabilities in the 17.0.963.65 update of its Chrome browser over the weekend, handing out a record $47,500 to researchers. This comes mere days before the start of 12th annual
Pwn2Own hacking contest revamped this year
This year's version of the Pwn2Own hacking competition will see a major facelift in terms of the scoring system and target. For one, the targets will basically be narrowed down to the four major web
Apple laptop batteries can be hacked and destroyed
Well-known security researcher Charles Miller is scheduled to demonstrate at the Black Hat security conference how to break into the batteries powering several models of Apple's ( NASDAQ: AAPL )
Does Apple have what it takes to tackle 'Mac Defender' malware?
A new Trojan has arrived for the Mac OS X, and some reports have blamed it for contributing to a spike of malware infections . Called "Mac Defender," one of the newer versions exploits JavaScript to
Google offers $20k for Chrome hack in Pwn2Own
The fifth Pwn2Own hacking contest is scheduled to kick off at CanSecWest security conference on March 9, and Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG ) will be throwing in $20,000 to the first researcher that can hack
Microsoft defends Windows 7 security in wake of Pwn2Own
Microsoft has come forward to clarify that its defensive measures in the Windows 7 operating system aren't meant to "prevent every attack forever." This came in the wake of various news reports on
